wlroots
barrier
wlroots | barrier | |
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107 | 616 | |
1,969 | 26,181 | |
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9.8 | 0.0 | |
over 2 years ago | almost 1 year ago | |
C | C | |
MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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wlroots
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Xorg being removed. What does this mean?
>barrier has been unmaintained for a long time.
As if not having new features added for 2 years makes it stop working? barrier is perfectly fine on normal linux desktop installs. I actually use synergy 1.x personally which has been "unmaintained" for much, much longer. Except synergy 1.x will compile and run on anything from windows 98 to ubuntu 5 to debian 12. You can't get a waynergy or inputleap to compile on an OS more than 2 years old. And even then, as you say, it's crapshoot if the particular wayland will have libei; many like sway are actively hostile to it and never will: https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/issues/2378
- Does Wayland use less battery than x11 in Fedora Linux?
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Arch Linux odd question
It looks like they actually patched it to filter those modes out, so presumably it worked out of the box and was considered undesirable: https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/issues/3038
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Asahi Linux To Users: Please Stop Using X.Org
I haven't experienced any of those. The video game performance hit may be due to vsync, but I don't play games so I haven't noticed.
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If I install a distro without a GUI, can I still launch graphical applications (like a Firefox window, for example)?
You can however use tinywl. It is an example Wayland compositor that can't do more than displaying one application.
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Nearest-neighbor scaling on XWayland apps?
Sway/wlroots has implemented this, but I can't find any discussion for KDE.
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Wofi is SO superior to Rofi
wlroots is archived on github. Is it abandoned? Just saying, that only means they moved git hosts :-D
- wayland-protocols update to allow tearing
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Wayland harder for DE developers?
A lot of compositors are based no the wlroots lirbary. So they are still sharing the development effort and have a common base, its just in the form of a library rather than a display server.
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What does gamescope output to?
gamescope use wlroots
barrier
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Show HN: Multi-monitor KVM using just a USB switch
For software KVM you can use https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
I use it between a Windows PC & a Macbookpro (Linux version available but I don't have Linux)
- Barrier: Open-Source KVM Software
- Hrvach/Deskhop: Fast Desktop Switching Device
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Wayland vs. X – Overview
libei looks useful. But IDK why libei is necessary to run Barrier with Wayland?
For client systems, couldn't there just be a virtual /dev/inputXYZ that Barrier forwards events through
And for host systems, it looks like xev only logs input events when the window is focused.
Is xeyes still broken on Wayland, and how to fix it so that it would work with Barrier?
With Barrier, when the mouse cursor reaches a screen boundary, the keyboard and mouse input are then passed to a different X session on another box until the cursor again crosses a screen boundary rule.
Barrier is a fork of Synergy's open core: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier
libei:
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KVM Switch for Gaming and WFH
I have a similar gaming/WFH setup (2 monitors at 1440p 144hz) and I’ve been using Barrier instead of a physical kvm, and it works really well. Not sure if you’re open to a software kvm but if you are, I’m happy to answer any questions about it if you have any.
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Autoswap Keyboard Layouts based on Operating System
Have you tried Barrier? I casually used it to swap between my main rig and my MBP. Took a minute to get it setup but once I sorted it all out it worked pretty well. It has some settings and tweaks built in to address some of the layout issues you mentioned...
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Alternative solution to expensive KVM - Auto Monitor Input Switcher
Barrier appears to handle PC switching only for the keyboard and mouse.
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IT/programming multi-monitor setup? (coming from 6x old 21" square)
Sorry, probably not entirely on topic and can't answer anything reliable about the multimonitor stuff, but a tip regarding the 2 mice and 2 keyboards for the 2 different computers: use this: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier It's oss multi-os software that lets you use one mouse and keyboard (server) on several PCs (clients) easily over your LAN.
- Linux VNC viewer not displaying MacOS with multiple desktops (single monitor)
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Talon Voice in Visor?
Barrier is a free and open source alternative.
What are some alternatives?
wlroots-eglstreams - A modular Wayland compositor library with EGLStreams support
synergy-core - Open source core of Synergy, the cross-platform keyboard and mouse sharing tool (Windows, macOS, Linux)
nvidia-patch - This patch removes restriction on maximum number of simultaneous NVENC video encoding sessions imposed by Nvidia to consumer-grade GPUs.
input-leap - Open-source KVM software
leftwm - A tiling window manager for Adventurers
hidusbf - USB Mice Overclocking Software (for Windows)
sway - i3-compatible Wayland compositor
OSX-KVM - Run macOS on QEMU/KVM. With OpenCore + Monterey + Ventura + Sonoma support now! Only commercial (paid) support is available now to avoid spammy issues. No Mac system is required.
wayfire - A modular and extensible wayland compositor
scrcpy - Display and control your Android device
x11docker - Run GUI applications and desktops in docker and podman containers. Focus on security.
macOS-KVM - Streamlined macOS QEMU KVM Hackintosh configuration using OpenCore and libvirt